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Album Reviews
January 31, 2018By: Danielle Davie and Neil MacAlister Apologies in Advance by Sylvan LaCue Apologies in Advance is one of the most beautifully personal albums I’ve heard in a long time. The 20-track project is framed as a kind of Alcoholics Anonymous meeting for people confronting their own emotions, struggles, and insecurities that’s represented both through LaCue’s raps, and the 12-step skits interspersed between them. To be honest, many of the songs stick too closely to LaCue’s typical formula (a problem that’s plagued him for his whole career), but there’s no doubt this album contains his best work. “Best Me” is an uncertain…
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New Music Friday
November 24, 2017By: Edna Batengas,Jenna Beetstra, Grace Rose, Ana Maria Mejia Morales, Neil MacAlister [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/1y3ZOYVRf7CiTidwXiL5uy[/embed] “Lost In My boots” – KWAYE Edna Batengas: I like this one. It’s so calm and smooth, totally digging it. Ana Maria Mejia Morales: Smooth. Yes. Nice…
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Album Reviews
November 23, 2017By: Alex Bloom, Grace Rose, and Eva Zhu Uncommon Ground by Busty and the Bass This Montréal-based band released their debut LP on September 8, and there’s not a single member of the nine-piece band that doesn’t shine on it. For…
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New Music Friday
November 17, 2017By: Jenna Beetstra, Edna Batengas, Courtney Miller, and Natasha Tar [embed]http://https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/3jjK7pTR0aknbvAWtYREYF[/embed] “Boa Me” – Fuse ODG, Ed Sheeran, Mugeez Jenna Beetstra: I absolutely love Ed Sheeran. His music, his voice, everything. So I was excited to listen to this song.…
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Album Review
November 16, 2017By: Adam Madojemu and Neil MacAlister Fenn by Tom Rosenthal If you told me a year ago that a song about pasta would make me emotional, I probably would’ve stopped taking music recommendations from you and a large portion of…
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New Music Friday
November 10, 2017By: Edna Batengas, Neil MacAlister, Courtney Miller, Natasha Tar [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/06b0QfzKmvzPLNoWJ4ttzB[/embed] “No Peace” – Sam Smith, YEBBA Edna Batengas: Sam Smith, constantly dropping romantic ballads. Love this one, downloading it as I type. I approve! Neil MacAlister: I've heard nothing but…
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Busty and the Bass’ Alistair Blu discusses origins, inspirations, and the artistic process
November 6, 2017By: Alex Bloom Busty and the Bass is a Montréal-based band composed of nine members: Scott Bevins (trumpet), Mike McCann (trumpet), Chris Vincent (trombone), Nick Ferraro (alto saxophone and vocals), Louis Stein (guitar), Milo Johnson (bass), Julian Trivers (drums), Eric…
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Album Reviews
November 5, 2017By: Eva Zhu, Rebeka Roga and Neil MacAlister Visions of a Life by Wolf Alice Every once in awhile, a female-fronted, guitar-prominent rock band will burst onto the scene and enchant the entire music community with their talent. Wolf Alice…
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Album Reviews
October 31, 2017By: Monica Branch and Neil MacAlister Younger Now by Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus seems to mark each phase of her life with an album. From Bangerz, to Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, and now her newest release, Younger Now, her…
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New Music Friday
October 27, 2017[embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/4aEby0tqQ1Pw3vWQ9c8Uaz[/embed] By: Ana Maria Mejia Morales, Edna Batengas, and Jenna Beetstra “La Fête” – Falz Ana Maria Mejia Morales: Ah! A mélange of English and French. Not good. Skip this. Edna Batengas: Ey, I love that he said “Hakuna Matata.”…
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